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Sorry sorry sorry, we'll blame it on post-Bloodstock stress disorder, but last week's Podcast in video form is finally here!

We're all sunburnt to fuck and still hungover, but we made it. Hevy 2012 reviewed (including animal-by-animal breakdowns), as well as new albums from Of Mice & Men and Between the Buried And Me, plus dream tours, Sylosis new album news, Reading festival, rising heavyweights and more.

As well as Merl laying the smacketh down on one of the biggest wallies to ever grace the Metal Hammer Facebook, the video from last week's Podcast also featuring reviews of new albums from Rob Zombie, Steve Vai, Vision Of Disorder, Feed The Rhino and Enabler, as well as Hevy previewed, Metal Olympics, Trivium, Scorpions, Queen Adreena being rubbish and much more.

Friday is Metal Hammer Podcast Day. Yes, yes it is. Today we preview an awesome-looking Hevy 2012, get ready for the Basick/Siege Of Amida face-off later this year, review new albums from Rob Zombie, Vision Of Disorder, Steve Vai, Feed The Rhino, Mutiny On The Bounty and Enabler and talk Download 2013 (yes really), heavy metal Olympics, Trivium, Scorpions and the biggest troll-slaying ever.

Remember last week when we went and dropped the biggest and bestest Metal Hammer Podcast ever? Well, the video is even better, and it's here. Come inside for everything from exclusive interviews with Heights, The Defiled and The Dirty Youth to caning Linkin Park (again), deciding who to smack out of Axl Rose and Fred Durst and New Kids On The Block. Erm....

Heights frontman Alex Monty, The Defiled's Vincent Hyde, The Dirty Youth guitarist Matt Bond, Metal Hammer writer, blogger and Iron Sandwich muncher Dom Lawson and Metal Hammer Editor Alexander Milas all guest on the biggest and greatest Podcast EVER!

Merl and Steve have been left to their own devices this week, but it's okay, because we have gig reviews, hot new bands, topical chatter and a few LOLs. Nice.

While Amit's away, the lads will play. Merl and Hill talk through Zakk Wylde's new baby boy Sabbath, Baroness' wicked new album, DevilDriver and Cannibal Corpse, At The Drive-In at Brixton and more.

You can now watch Merl, Hill, Amit and Very Special Guest Adam Da Rat from Dripback talk through this year's epic Bloodstock lineup! Plus, Randy Blythe's arrest, Gojira London reviewed, new albums from Katatonia, Enslaved and Karybdis, Machine Head being awesome, trolls being lame and a whole shit-ton more.

Bloodstock 2012 is just around the corner, so Merl, Hill and Amit are joined by Bloodstock PR and Dripback bassist Adam Da Rat to talk through this year's immense lineup, plus the shocking news of Randy Blythe's arrest, Machine Head haters being wallies, Gojira in London, new albums from Katatonia, Enslaved and Karybdis and much, much more.

Amit shows off his new tattoo. The Berk. Video killed the Podcast star. Maybe. Click below to see the video from last week’s Metal Hammer Podcast, in which Messrs Hill, Merl and Amit talk: The new Metal Hammer issue, Testament‘s new song, sludge metal superstars, Iron Maiden not playing Invaders, rubbish support bands, The Safety Fire, Hellfest, James Hetfield trying to escape Escape, While She Sleeps being better than everyone, Down, System Of A Down…basically, everything.

We're back on track for 201, babay! The return of High Fives (this week: our top five cover songs) and our weekly-troll-bashing is sandwiched with:The new Metal Hammer issue, Testament's new song, sludge metal superstars, Iron Maiden not playing Invaders, rubbish support bands, The Safety Fire, Hellfest, James Hetfield trying to escape Escape, While She Sleeps being better than everyone, Down, System Of A Down...basically, everything.

Da video! Merl, Hill and Amit chat: Chris Jericho’s new Metal Hammer blog, Steel Panther, Axl Rose falling over, Vision Of Disorder, Bloodstock, Manowar, Iron Maiden, why no one wants a three-disc Green Day album, Pendulum splitting up, Lamb Of God being awesome, guitar solos, Use Your Illusion I vs II and Steve’s Download reviews. Nice.

Merl, Hill and Amit chat: Chris Jericho's new Metal Hammer blog, Steel Panther, Axl Rose falling over, Vision Of Disorder, Bloodstock, Manowar, Iron Maiden, Pendulum splitting up, Lamb Of God being awesome, guitar solos, Use Your Illusion I vs II and Steve's Download reviews. Nice.

Download 2012 reviewed in the new Metal Hammer Podcast, babay! Hill's on holiday - the selfish bastard - so Merl, Amit and Metal Hammer Editor Alexander Milas review an amazing Download 2012, as well as take us through this year's epic Metal Hammer Golden Gods and more....